Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-07-29
THE UNITED STATES SEEATORSHIP.


New York TribuRe. under the cap
ton Of "Seen and heard in public
places" furnishes the following in
the issue Of that paper of the 10th
"Ex-Senator Malone, OF Virginia
is still in New York. At the Fifth
Avenue Hotel ne has had callers
by the score. Their character has
indicated that General Malone is
in Gotham on business rather than
politics or pleasure. He has be
come interested in the railroad and
telegraph consultations that are
gong on over the South, and being
a man of wealth and influence bis
cooperation is much sought. am
told that he intends to make the
effort to carry the Legislature Of
Virginia this year for the Republi
can party in order to secure his
own return TO the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Riddle
berger"
OF course Gen. Malone is not re-
sponsible for the above, nor do we
know that 1t is in accord with any
expressed purpose of his. If il
should prove to be, it would be a
fatal blunder. There are other far
more important interests to con.
suit IN the election of a State leg.
islature this fall, than the United
States SenatOrshIp, and if an at
tempt should be made either di-
rectly or indirectly to ignore them
or give them a secondary place,
the people would rebuke it. That
will be the game Of the Democrats,
and for good reasons. They have
a record they cannot defend and
which the people will not approve.
1t would suit them very well to get
away from that and raise a howl
about "AlahOne" and "Mahoneism.'
But the Republicans, if they prove
true to themselveS-tO the grave
questions of State policy which
should be considered. will not al.
low them to do so. 1t Will be time
enough to discuss the Senatorship
when we know which party has the
power 10 elect the Senator. On the
important State questions which
the Legislature will have to deal
with, there can be union and har.
mOny among the Republicans and
the full strength Of the party
brought out. If an attempt were
seriously made to make the cam
paign on the election of Gen. Ma.
hone, we could not unite. There
are other names: Riddleberger,
who holds the seat, John S. Wise,
W. f. Gaines, VIM. Lamb, Gen.
Groner, Ex-senator Lewis, Elk.
Gov. Cameron, Judge Paul, f. S.
Blair, W. c. Elan, either one OF
whom would have friends, who
might not consent to surrender all
claims in the preliminary fight.
Then the question OF locality might
fDe brought up, whether or not the
Valley is not entitled to the Sen
atOrship, should the Republicans
carry the Legislature, either in the
person of Riddleberger, Judge Paul
or Senator Lewis. These matters
would necessarily be thought over
and a policy that would ignore
them in the start, would cause in.
difference on the part of many who
upon purely State issues would be
active and effective in the work
they would perform IN the election
of a Legislature. We recognize the
ability of Gen. Malone; his ser.
vices to the State in the Senate
and his capacities in every way.
But, as we have stated before, he
is not the Republican party, and
the party cannot afford to make
him an issue when there are so
many grave questions to consider,
which would be overlooked in such
a campaign, This is the view ard
the sentiment of every Republican
in this portion of the State, with
whom we have cOnversed on the
subject, and the conclusion Incl
dentally expressed in numerous
business letters we have received
from every portion of the Common.
wealth. Our duty is first to the
State and the party and with this
faithfully discharged We can take
up other questions, when it IS per
tinent to do so, should we have the
power to dispose OF them.
This Is a matter Of such supreme
importance to the State and the
Republican party, that it does not
admit of cOncealment or double
dealing. We are aware of the con-
structiOn that the superserviceable
will place upon what we have said.
We do not care for that. We have
labored too long and earnestly for
the Republican party CT Virginia,
to be driven to a sense of duty by
the censures Of the self.seeking or
the contortions of the designing.
We have a plain path to tread and
a plain obligation to discharge.
This we shall do in such manner
that there will be no necessity for
explanation, and no room for hon.
est mlsapprehenson. We have no
occult ends to encOmpass-nO per
sonal ambitions to crafty, except
to contribute to the defeat OF the
Democratic party, as the first and
essential measure of relieving the
people from their present embar-
rasSment, and no ilattery to bestow
upon any one apart from supreme
desire to serve Virginia and encOur-
aye those who make that a primary
and paramount consideration. We
have no pets to favor, no rings to
serve, no mans collar to wear
We are for the Republican party
and the State, first, last and all the
time, and will steadily press the
line of policy which we think will
best accomplish that end valley
VrginidR.
The WING says that the Riddle.
berger bill was originally a Repub-
lican measure; that the Democrats